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944:Other major
582:Vietnam War
447:Current use
361:, the last
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343:Huế Citadel
203:Vietnam War
185:In use
130: /
117:107°34′23″E
105:Coordinates
1663:Categories
1461:Lý Tòng Bá
1451:Lê Văn Kim
1376:Đỗ Cao Trí
1198:Junk Force
709:Quang Ngai
455:References
136: (
114:16°28′28″N
1270:Phan Rang
1265:Nha Trang
1250:Binh Thuy
1238:Air bases
1168:Air Force
1084:Divisions
931:474th TFW
921:388th TFW
911:355th TFW
906:354th TFW
901:347th TFW
835:Don Muang
796:377th ABW
791:366th TFW
786:315th TAW
702:Airfields
683:Phan Rang
668:Nha Trang
653:Binh Thuy
287:Direction
167:abandoned
164:Condition
1354:officers
1255:Cam Ranh
1245:Bien Hoa
1161:Branches
1152:Airborne
972:Andersen
926:432d TRW
896:307th SW
891:56th SOW
886:49th TFW
815:Thailand
801:633d SOW
781:37th TFW
776:35th TFW
771:31st TFW
761:12th TFW
714:Qui Nhon
658:Cam Ranh
648:Bien Hoa
589:Commands
405:Kingbees
294:Surface
188:1930s-75
154:Airfield
48:Part of
1352:Notable
1290:Tuy Hoa
1275:Phù Cát
1260:Da Nang
1229:Rangers
986:(Japan)
980:(Japan)
881:8th TFW
855:U-Tapao
756:3rd TFW
719:Tay Loc
693:Tuy Hoa
673:Phu Cat
663:Da Nang
580:in the
359:Bảo Đại
353:History
291:Length
275:Runways
257:Summary
214:Airport
1471:Ngô Du
1381:Đỗ Mậu
1280:Pleiku
1147:Marine
984:Misawa
978:Kadena
974:(Guam)
850:Takhli
733:SIGINT
678:Pleiku
528:
503:
476:
419:, the
310:2,400
307:12/30
57:(USAF)
52:(VNAF)
37:
1045:Corps
960:Clark
953:Bases
916:366th
874:Wings
865:Udorn
840:Korat
828:Bases
749:Wings
641:Bases
180:1930s
177:Built
1343:1966
1338:1965
1318:1963
1313:1962
1308:1960
1183:Navy
1173:Army
860:Ubon
526:ISBN
501:ISBN
474:ISBN
441:O-2s
313:732
264:AMSL
247:VVHU
243:ICAO
236:none
232:IATA
151:Type
1067:CMD
1062:III
345:in
299:ft
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1137:23
1132:22
1127:21
1122:18
1074:IV
1057:II
365:.
302:m
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1112:7
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